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| ex·ec·u·tive [ ig zékyətiv ] |
noun (plural ex·ec·u·tives) |
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1. senior manager: a senior manager in a company or organization, whose job it is to make and implement major decisions
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2. government section responsible for decisions: the section of a country's government that is responsible for implementing legislative decisions
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3. committee that makes decisions: a committee or group in a political organization that makes decisions and has the authority to implement them
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adjective |
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1. of policymaking: responsible for or relating to the making and implementing of general decisions in a company, organization, or government
 a meeting of the executive committee
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2. for businesspeople: restricted to or designed to be used by business executives
 the executive suite
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3. very expensive: very expensive and so only affordable by those who earn high salaries
 executive homes
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| [15th century. < Old French executif< executer "carry out" < Latin execut- (see execute)] |
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 ex·ec·u·tive·ly adverb |
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